Anne Neuberger, Biden's Jewish pick for cybersecurity adviser - Politico

• Published date: 07 January 2021
• Date: 07 January 2021
• Author: IDAN ZONSHINE
• Publication title: Jerusalem Post, The: Web Edition Articles (Israel)

An Orthodox Jewish woman from Baltimore with over a decade of experience at the NSA, Neuberger was named head of the agency's cybersecurity directorate in 2019.

According to two people familiar with the plans, Biden plans to name her as deputy national security advisor for cybersecurity in the incoming NSC, Politico reported.

Neuberger's hiring and the creation of her new role serve as an indication that Biden intends to reestablish the importance of White House cybersecurity, after President Donald Trump eliminated the role of cybersecurity coordinator in 2018.

Neuberger will be responsible for coordinating federal cybersecurity efforts, and is likely to be in charge of a future US response to a massive and unprecedented cyberattack on US agencies carried out by suspected Russian hackers at the end of 2020, including breaches of the Treasury, State, Commerce and Energy departments.

She was the first female White House Fellow...